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Chapter III Research methodology
In this chapter gives the research methodology involving setting of the research, research method, procedure of the research, and data collecting and data
analyzing technique.
E. Research setting
4. Time of Research
This classroom action research is carried in Eight months started in June 2010 up to February 2011, designing research proposal is done in July-August, conducting
proposal seminar in September, making research instrument and collecting the data in October and November, analyzing the collected data and discussing the data analysis
in December, and the writing the research report in January 2011. The research’s schedule is follows:
Table 3.1 Research Schedule
No
activity
AugSep OctNov
DecJan FebMar
AprMay
June
1
Participant Enlisting
2
Writing proposal
3
Revising proposal
4
Seminar on proposal
5
Conducting the research
6
Collecting data
7
Analyzing data
8
Report writing
5. Place of Research
The National University of Laos-Champasak Branch was established by decree of the Prime Minister, 214⁄PM, dated 28⁄11⁄2002. After establishment, the
leaders and staff of the branch university worked diligently according to the political principles, and guided by the policies of the government, they successful developed
commit to user the branch. In recognition of this progress, the government then approved the change
from branch status to that of Champasak University. This was according to the decree of the Prime Minister, 95⁄PM, dated 05⁄07⁄2004. And since then the university has
gradually grown. Champasak University consists of the Rector, two Vice-Rectors, five offices:
Organization and Personnel, Administration, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Research and Technology Transfer, then divided into five faculties: Faculty of
Agriculture, Economic and Management, Law and Political Sciences, Engineering Faculty, The School of Foundation Studies and Faculty of Education.
Faculty of Education commences teaching and learning activities for normal and special course at bachelor degree that consists of three departments as follows:
1 Mathematics Department: 2 Literature Department: 3 English Department. Most of the students who study at 3
rd
year of English Department are the students who studied from learning bachelor curriculum at the School of Foundation Studies
Faculty SFS for 64-68 credits because the bachelor degree program is five years of study: two years of general studies in the SFS and three years of specialized study in
one of the faculties. The students come from different provinces in all parts of Laos. The subjects of the study are the third year students of English Department in
2010⁄2011 academic year and randomly chosen by researcher himself. There are 40 students in class EN 3B. They consist of 18 boys and 22 girls. Some of them were
selected and given Quota by Provincial Education Services. This first category of student is selected based on their High School achievement and a quota fixed by the
Ministry of Education. Some of students are selected by examination. The entrance examination is organized simultaneously in all provinces and also some students were
selected by special privilege. These applicants will be selected according to decree of government 108⁄PM, dated 31⁄07⁄2000 and 52⁄PM, dated 05⁄09⁄2003.
Some students are citizen and some are from remote area, so they have different background of English language. Moreover, there is only a little enthusiasm
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need. Teaching English in such situation needs extra patience and effort.
6. Research Subjects
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